Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1011e Financial Responsibility of Foreign Students
Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part B — Additional General Provisions › § 1011e
Summary
Colleges may require students who are foreign nationals and not U.S. permanent residents to guarantee future tuition and fees by paying in advance, using an escrow account the school controls, or buying a bond or insurance.
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Title 20, §1011e
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Nothing in this chapter or any other Federal law shall be construed to prohibit any institution of higher education from requiring a student who is a foreign national (and not admitted to permanent residence in the United States) to guarantee the future payment of tuition and fees to such institution by—
(1)making advance payment of such tuition and fees;
(2)making deposits in an escrow account administered by such institution for such payments; or
(3)obtaining a bond or other insurance that such payments will be made.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1145c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–244. A prior section 1011e, Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 126, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title I, § 101, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 464, related to State administrative costs, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–244.
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20 U.S.C. § 1011e
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102